This episode shares some valuable PhD advice from Dr. Eva Lantsoght, host of the podcast “PhD Talk”. Our discussion focuses on the benefits and challenges of doing a PhD, and why you might consider doing (or not doing) a PhD. Watch the video version here: https://youtu.be/Fjb3xKDEmns Dr. Lantsoght is a Professor of Structural Engineering at Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Ecuador and a part-time tenured assistant professor at Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Her field of research is the design and analysis of concrete structures and analysis of existing bridges. She has over 140 indexed publications and serves on various international technical committees and editorial boards in her field. She is also interested in doctoral education, and runs the PhD Talk blog and is co-host of the PhD Talk podcast. Get guest updates and submit your listener questions via Instagram:  https://instagram.com/travellingscience/ During this episode, a donation was made to the Engineers Without Borders foundation: https://www.ewb-international.org/. If you'd like to support them as well, that would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for making a positive change in the world! Links: You can follow Eva on Instagram & Twitter @evalantsoght Or you can check out her website: www.evalantsoght.com 🖥 Check out our website - https://www.travellingscientist.com 💌  Sign up to our weekly email newsletter - https://bit.ly/3CaLQCM 🎬 Check out the YouTube Channel-  https://youtube.com/thetravellingscientist 📘 Join the Facebook Community - https://facebook.com/travellingscientist 🕺🏼 Science Shorts on TikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@travellingscience 🐦  If you’re still on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jessejcrowe Support the show